Challenging traditional therapeutic approaches where the art is often secondary to the psychological model, Principles and Practice of Expressive Arts provides a coherent theoretical framework for an expressive arts therapy practice that places the process of art-making and the work itself at the ce[...]
"We have been endowed with a weak Messianic power to which the past has a claim," Walter Benjamin writes in his famous theses on the philosophy of history. What is peculiar about this claim is that it addresses us not just from the past but from that which will have never belonged to it or will have[...]
The concept of identity is one of the most important ideas the social sciences have investigated in recent years, yet no introductory textbooks are available to those who want to gain a sense of this burgeoning field. The first of its kind, this text provides an introduction to the scientific study [...]
Ellen G. Levine draws on her extensive experience in clinical settings to present a series of case studies that demonstrate how art-making and imaginary play can provide a space for children to metabolize their experiences. Each study is followed by an arts-based research discussion of the themes th[...]
Eza zhivet v korolevstve Ajorta - strane pevtsov, gde pojut vse i po ljubomu povodu. Svoim krasivym golosom Eza sposobna tvorit chudesa, a vot s vneshnostju ej ne povezlo: ona slishkom krupnaja i neskladnaja. Ljudi smotrjat na nee s nasmeshkoj i dazhe s prezreniem. Kak zhe khochetsja Eze stat krasiv[...]
Hidden behind a cloak of exotic mystery, Cuba is virtually unknown to American citizens. G. Cabrera Infante -- in Infante's Inferno and several of his other novels -- allows readers to peek behind the curtain surrounding this island and see the vibrant life that existed there before Fidel Castro's r[...]